Sand toad

Cape sand toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Vandijkophrynus
Species:
V. angusticeps
Binomial name
Vandijkophrynus angusticeps
(Smith, 1848)
Synonyms

Bufo angusticeps Smith, 1848

The sand toad, Cape sand toad, common Cape toad, or narrow-headed toad (Vandijkophrynus angusticeps) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae (true toads).[1][2][3] It is endemic to South Africa and found in southwestern and southern part of Western Cape Province to extreme southwestern Eastern Cape Province,[2] from Nieuwoudtville in the west to Humansdorp in the east, along the coastal flats and Cape Fold Mountains from the sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) asl.[1]

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Vandijkophrynus angusticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T54573A3016485. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T54573A3016485.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Vandijkophrynus angusticeps (Smith, 1848)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ M. Cunningham (2014). "Vandijkophrynus angusticeps (Smith, 1848)". African Amphibians. Retrieved 18 October 2015.